Tanzania, March 25 -- Dar es Salaam. The government will propose several amendments to its immigration and land laws during the next parliamentary Budget sitting to grant special status to Tanzania's diaspora.

The government will propose the changes through miscellaneous amendments during the 2024/25 Budget sitting, which will start early next month, according to Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation minister January Makamba.

Speaking during an interview with The Citizen and its stablemate Mwananchi in Dar es Salaam at the weekend, Mr Makamba said the proposals, among other objectives, seek to give Tanzanians in diaspora the legitimacy to own property such as land in Tanzania and that they should be free to pass on or transfer th...